The War on Porn

A new study from the Congressional Research Service says the KOSPA bill is basically an age verification bill.

New CRS Report Characterizes KOSPA as an Age Verification Bill AVN

A brand new report from the Congressional Research Service says the Kids Online Safety & Privacy Act is essentially an age verification bill.

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The Washington Post did a survey with and article on age verification companies.

Washington Post Surveys Age Assurance Industry

The Washington Post published an in-depth article on Wednesday surveying the age assurance industry, including a discussion of its role during the debate around anti-porn age verification legislation in U.S. states and other countries.

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Alison Boden, Executive Director of the Free Speech Coalition, hosted a content moderation panel at the TrustCon conference.

FSC’s Alison Boden Hosts Content Moderation Panel at TrustCon

Free Speech Coalition Executive Director Alison Boden hosted a panel discussion on the trust and safety practices of adult platforms at TrustCon, the global conference dedicated to trust and safety professionals.

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The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court has temporarily blocked net neutrality rules, saying internet service providers are likely to win the case.

Sixth Circuit Blocks Net Neutrality Rules, Citing ISPs Might Win AVN

The Sixth Circuit says that the internet service providers might win in a case related to net neutrality.

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Indonesia has banned the search engine DuckDuckGo, saying it can be used to find porn.

Indonesia Bans DuckDuckGo, Alleging It Can Be Used to Access Pornography

The Indonesian government has outlawed the search engine DuckDuckGo, claiming it can be used to access pornography.

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An Indian attorney got a local court in the country to order Google to censor adult searches.

Indian Court Orders Google to Censor Adult Content in Searches

A local court in India ordered government officials and the Google subsidiary in the country to “prevent the appearance of porn site suggestions” in its search engine.

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Jay Webber, a Republican of the New Jersey Legislature, voiced his support of Bill A 4146, yes, yet another copycat age verification bill, calling porn ‘a plague’ and ‘violent and vile’.

New Jersey Republican Pushes Age Verification Bill, Calling Adult Content ‘Violent and Vile’ and ‘A Plague’

Republican Assemblyman Jay Webber held a panel in the New Jersey Legislature on Monday in support of his copycat version of the age verification bills being promoted around the country by religious conservative activists, and called adult content “increasingly violent and vile” and “a plague” in related posts and events.

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Word on Capitol Hill is that Republican House members will not vote on the KOSPA law in its current format.

House Republicans Won’t Vote on KOSPA in Its Current Form AVN

The scuttlebutt in Washington, D.C., is that the House Republicans will not take up the Kids Online Safety & Privacy Act in its current Form.

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The US state of North Carolina has enacted a rule not to allow porn to be shown on government-owned devices and networks in their state.

North Carolina Bans Porn on Government Networks and Devices AVN

Porn is banned on government-owned internet and devices in the state of North Carolina.

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Marsha Blackburn, a Senator from Tennessee, and Ted Cruz, a Senator from Texas, have proposed to get rid of Net Neutrality rules.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn Proposes Resolution to Gut Net Neutrality AVN

Sen. Blackburn proposed a resolution to gut the FCC's net neutrality rules.

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